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Freight, bridges, rail and transit: How the BUILD America 250 Act could reshape Oklahoma
6+ hour, 12+ min ago (1569+ words) As Congress debates the transportation bill, Oklahoma's future may depend on more than roads. When Mid America Industrial Park Chief Administrative Officer David Stewart talks to prospective employers, transportation is often one of the first topics that comes up. "If…...
Long Story Short: Outside money ad blitz targets Oklahoma legislative candidates
23+ hour, 58+ min ago (540+ words) Just 18 days before today's election, a group called Stand With Oklahoma PAC was formed to influence Republican primary voters. Public information on the group, which registered as a political action committee with the Oklahoma Ethics Commission on May 29, is scarce....
Reviewing Oklahoma Primary Election results
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (485+ words) Announcer: Capitol Insider sponsored by the Oklahoma State Medical Association. Physician members who devote more than eleven years of higher education and 10, 000 clinical hours in study to provide care for all Oklahomans. More at okmed. org. Dick Pryor: This is…...
Between watching games and cheering on teams, pick up one of these sports books | KGOU - Oklahoma's NPR Source
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (84+ words) Between watching games and cheering on teams, pick up one of these sports books KGOU Between watching games and cheering on teams, pick up one of these sports books It's a great time to be a sports fan, with the…...
Are Snap's $2, 195 smart glasses the next big thing in tech?
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (204+ words) Updated June 19, 2026 at 11: 44 AM CDT Snap, the company behind Snapchat, is betting that augmented reality glasses could become the next major computing device. The company this week officially launched new augmented reality glasses called Specs, which project digital information directly…...
These Wisconsin swing voters say Trump's war in Iran wasn't worth it
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (766+ words) The war in Iran was a costly blunder, according to swing voters in the battleground state of Wisconsin. NPR observed two online focus groups on Tuesday featuring voters who supported Joe Biden in 2020 and then Donald Trump in 2024. President Trump…...
OG&E proposes new data center agreement intended to prevent residential utility cost spikes
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (444+ words) Oklahoma has at least a dozen data centers planned for its electric grid and each is in need of massive amounts of electricity. To prevent households from shouldering grid connection costs for companies like Google and Meta, utilities have been…...
On the Scene: Painter Lauren Kelly writes the book on how to sell your art
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (1041+ words) If you're an artist that's focused mainly on feelings like the joy of creativity or the need for expression, the furthest thing from your mind is probably making a sale. But if you're hoping to make a life and living…...
Ballot provision to raise Oklahoma's minimum wage fails
1+ week, 17+ hour ago (344+ words) A state question to raise Oklahoma's minimum wage failed on Tuesday. About 55% of voters rejected the measure. State Question 832 asked voters whether Oklahoma's minimum wage should be decoupled from the federal minimum wage of $7. 25 an hour, bringing it to $15 by…...
Mazzei, Drummond advance to runoff election for Oklahoma governor | KGOU - Oklahoma's NPR Source
1+ week, 22+ hour ago (660+ words) Come January 2027, Oklahoma will have a new governor. On Tuesday, Oklahomans narrowed a field of 15 hopefuls to six. Democrats advanced State Rep. Cyndi Munson, and Republicans will head back to the polls in August for a runoff primary between former…...